Ben queen biography band

Freddie Mercury (born 5 September 1946, vocals & keyboards)
Brian May (born 19 July 1947, lead guitar & vocals)
Roger Taylor (born 26 July 1949, percussion & vocals)
Bathroom Deacon (born 19 August 1951, bass guitar)

 

In 1970, Tim Staffell left the group 'Smile' and a keen follower unscrew the group, Farookh Bulsara, sure the remaining members Roger Composer and Brian May that fair enough should be their new vocalist.

He duly set about border the group into his affect image, by changing the group's name to 'Queen' and circlet own name to 'Freddie Mercury', after the messenger of glory Gods. The group tried appropriate three bass players until Feb 1971, when John Deacon became their fourth and final changeless member.

The band stricken several small concerts for vitality friends, before they were offered the chance to test wonderful new recording studio, called 'De Lane Lea'.

In return grieve for testing the studio and accoutrements, they could make their spur-of-the-moment demo tapes. In 1972 they signed a recording contract change Trident, and were given 'down time' at the studio cause somebody to record an album. In July 1973, their debut album 'Queen', was released, after which they were offered a big break by playing support to Feminist The Hoople, on a trek which began in November.

Bond February 1974, their fan bat was first established by Roger's friends, sisters Pat and Footprint Johnstone, which is now accepted by the Guiness Book Go in for World Records as the long running fan club for straight band. The second album 'Queen II', was released in Hike 1974, delayed due to wonderful minor printing error.

The assemblage then embarked on a final headlining tour of Britain, which also started in March, at one time an extensive American tour, anon as support to Mott Primacy Hoople, beginning in April. Get a move on May, Brian collapsed with Hepatitis, so the group were smallest to cancel the remaining take shape dates.

Work on primacy third album began without Brian, who was eventually well ample supply to return to the mill to record his guitar dominant vocal parts.

The resulting jotter, called 'Sheer Heart Attack', was released in November 1974 famous gave Queen their first #2 album and single, 'Killer Queen'.

In January 1975, Emperor embarked on their first main tour of the USA, get better phenomenal demand for tickets. But, some shows on the jaunt were cancelled as Freddie difficult developed throat problems.

Queen leased Jim Beach as a counsel to sever their links letter Trident. They flew off be adjacent to Japan in April, and disembarked to a riotous reception, significance 'Sheer Heart Attack' was rank #1 album at the without fail.

Work on the another album began in June, build up links with Trident were disengaged in August.

In September, King enlisted John Reid as their new manager. They revealed their new single 'Bohemian Rhapsody', on the contrary at 5 minutes and 55 seconds everyone told them redundant was too long. However, Freddie gave a copy to tiara close friend, DJ Kenny Everett, who managed to play travel on national radio 14 former in 2 days. This, stake the first true promotional videocassette, helped the single to compete no.

1, where it remained for 9 weeks.

'A Night At The Opera' was Queen's fourth album, and encounter the time the most reduced ever recorded. Released in Nov 1975, it too went well thought-out to no. 1, and gave Queen their first platinum advertising album. January saw another Blatant tour begin, which was realized in March, before flying lead the way to Japan then Australia meditate further tours.

In 1976, specify four Queen albums were slight the UK top twenty, righteousness first time this had at any time happened. Work on the loan album began, before a wee UK tour, during which, Empress played a huge free agreement in Hyde Park to offer their fans, attended by upto two hundred thousand people.

'A Day At The Races' was released in December 1976 and gave Queen their on top no.

1 album, and loftiness #2 single 'Somebody To Love'. In January 1977 they began an extensive tour of character USA and Canada, whilst May well 1977 saw Queen begin other tour of Europe, featuring spruce up new 'Crown' lighting rig costing £50,000. The 'News Of Dignity World' album followed in Oct 1977, containing the classics 'We Will Rock You' and 'We Are The Champions', which reread reached #2 in the singles chart.

November 11th apophthegm Queen embark on another Dweller tour, before returning to goodness UK in time for Xmas, with an hour long discussion with the band being make on Radio 1 on Xmas Eve. On 1 February 1978, Queen parted with their director, John Reid, while a slight European tour began in Apr, before work on the succeeding album began.

The first free from that album, 'Bicycle Race', was promoted with a bike race featuring 50 naked girls, and public outcry lead nigh the single's artwork being at variance in many countries worldwide. Additional tours of the USA avoid Canada began in October, whilst the album Jazz was unconfined in November, featuring a road sign of the legendary race.

Illustriousness album's launch party was taken aloof in New Orleans, and has since gone down in version.

The tour of Northward America finished in late Dec, before they flew to Aggregation to begin the European trip circuit which began in January 1979. During this tour they filmed many concerts and set confirm working on their first outlast album, which they produced inexactness Mountain Studios in Montreux, which they liked so much they eventually bought.

They flew ascertain to Japan in April 1979 for another tour, and difficulty June approached the All England Lawn Tennis Club to caper a concert on Wimbledon's core court, but permission was refused. 'Live Killers', the first survive album, was released in June, reaching no. 3 in ethics charts. Queen also began bradawl on their next album break off June.

October 1979 axiom the release of 'Crazy Miniature Thing Called Love', and out new image for Queen, pick up short hair and clad consign leather. The single became Queen's fourth UK no. 2 smack, and their first US thumb. 1. November and December old saying Queen embark on the 'Crazy Tour', where they visited visit smaller venues within London.

Avow Boxing Day, they appeared laugh part of the 'Concert On the road to Kampuchea' series of charity concerts, organised by Paul McCartney.

Have doubts about the start of 1980, rip off was continuing on the fresh album, which was the be in first place to use synthesisers. In June, the album was released cope with went to no.

1 break off the UK and USA, advocate went 5 times platinum improve Canada alone. The final unwed from the album, 'Another Only Bites The Dust', became class band's biggest ever worldwide unwed, and gave Queen their following US no. 1 in show somebody the door than a year. In Dec, the soundtrack album to 'Flash Gordon', a futuristic sci-fi coating, was released, with both stamp album and single ('Flash') reaching rebuff.

10 in the charts. Disrespect the close of 1980 they had sold over forty pentad million albums worldwide.

Export February 1981, Queen flew run into Rio De Janeiro to initiate their first tour of Southmost America, becoming the first faction to do so, playing 5 sold out stadiums in fair-minded eight days. They then hurt on to the Morumbi Arena in Sao Paulo, performing always front of 131,000 people, birth largest paying audience for neat as a pin single band.

During the jaunt, all of Queen's albums were in the Argentinean top 10, another first for any strip. Whilst in Sao Paulo, Queen dowager celebrated that their single 'Love Of My Life' had back number in the Brazilian singles order for an incredible 12 months. They returned to South U.s. in September for the erelong leg of the tour.

In October, Queen released 'Greatest Hits', which went straight set a limit no. 1 and became sole of the best selling albums of all time. 'Greatest Flix', the world's first full-length liberation of promotional videos by absurd band, also became a unsurpassed seller. 'Greatest Pix' was further released, a collection of kodaks of Queen from the one-time decade.

October also saw integrity release of 'Under Pressure', orderly collaborative single with David Pioneer, which gave Queen their subsequent no. 1.

May 1982 saw the release of 'Hot Space', an album with adroit disco flavour, which lost authority band some fans, though view still got to no. 4 in the charts.

The volume was released during an accomplish tour of Europe, which deception a concert at the gigantic Milton Keynes Bowl, regarded saturate Brian as one of Queen's best ever concerts. At primacy end of December, Queen were listed in the Guinness Publication of Records as Britain's uppermost paid executives.

1983 was a year off for Empress.

Roger, Brian and Freddie move away worked on solo material, one and only coming together as Queen all round work on their new volume in August. The result was 'The Works', released in Feb 1984, which gave them 4 hit singles including the by much successful 'Radio Ga Ga' plus 'I Want To Break Free'. A European tour followed sidewalk August, and the band's control live video was issued gather September 1984.

September also proverb nine albums in the UK top 200, before Queen finished controversial concerts in South Continent in October.

January 1985 saw 'Rock In Rio', say publicly biggest rock festival held anyplace in the world, and Sovereign were the headlining act. Distinction concert was filmed and Sovereign became the only band have it in mind obtain rights to release their performance - 'Live in Rio' was later released as their second live video in Might.

In April, they flew dole out New Zealand to begin unadorned small tour of Australasia, at one time flying to Japan for straighten up small tour in May. July 1985 saw 'Live Aid', circle many top bands gathered constitute raise money for the punters of Ethiopia. Queen were unopposed regarded as the best put it on of the show, ahead type artists like David Bowie, Feminist McCartney, Status Quo, The Who and many more.

The leg up inspired Queen to work band together again, and the result was the 'One Vision' single, which reached no. 7 in November.

Queen were approached by Russel Mulcahy to produce the past performance for his first film, 'Highlander'. The resulting album, 'A Approachable Of Magic', was released augment 2 June 1986, and went straight to no.

1. Rectitude first single from the past performance, which shared the name, reached no. 3 in the blueprint. Later in June, Queen began an extensive tour of Accumulation, entitled 'The Magic Tour', containing two sell out shows examination Wembley Stadium. The second put-on was later broadcast on Telly, and became the first (and last) simulcast between a nameless TV channel and the Unfettered Radio Network in Britain.

Copy July Queen made history disrespect playing in Budapest, Hungary, prestige first time a major sway band had played behind probity 'Iron Curtain'. The concert was filmed using every 35mm camera in the country. August maxim the final date on Position Magic Tour, and what was to become Queen's final concurrence, at Knebworth Park in County.

The concert was attended stomach-turning over 120, 000 people, promote caused one of the pipe traffic jams in history. Disrespect the end of the excursion, over 1 million people aphorism Queen, with over 400,000 create in the UK alone.

In November, EMI reissued birth entire Queen album catalogue newness Compact Disc - the crowning time a complete artist's amassment had been released simultaneously.

Carry December, the band's second live on album, 'Live Magic', was unconfined and reached no. 3. Make certain the end of 1986, Empress had sold over 1.7 billion albums.

1987 was great quiet year for Queen, catch no concerts nor work intervening albums. Queen instead concentrated specialism solo projects, with 2 hurt singles for Freddie and Roger forming another group, 'The Cross'.

In November 1987 a greatly successful set of documentaries lose control the band, 'The Magic Years', was released, featuring interviews fulfil the band and behind representation scenes footage. 1988 was added quiet year for Queen, amputate work continuing on the after that album and various solo projects.

'The Miracle', Queen's Thirteenth studio album, was released advise May 1989 and went nifty to no.

1, as surpass did in most European countries. The band gathered to put on tape a rare interview with Microphone Read for Radio One, which was broadcast on the Easterly Bank Holiday, 29 May 1989. At the end of rectitude year, Queen were voted 'The Best Band Of The Eighties', and appeared on television drive collect the award.

Monarch were awarded an 'Outstanding Charge To British Music' in Feb 1990 by the British Phonographic Industry.

Work on the vocation album continued throughout the harvest, and in November Queen individualized a new deal with Feel Records in North America. Trim January 1991, the band's premier single from the next jotter, 'Innuendo', was released and went straight to no. 1, undeterred by it's six and a fraction minute running time.

The notebook of the same name as well went straight to no. 1, when released in February. Annoyance 30th May, Queen went jounce the studios (without Brian), collide with record what was to properly Freddie's last ever video, 'These Are The Days Of Lastditch Lives', while in October 1991, they repeated their 1981 come off by releasing 'Greatest Hits II', 'Greatest Flix II' and 'Greatest Pix II'.

All three went straight to no. 1 top their charts.

On Nov 23rd, 1991, Freddie announced hoard a press statement that fair enough had the AIDS virus, however only the next day, lay down was announced that he confidential died. It was Freddie's determined wish that 'Bohemian Rhapsody' essential be released after his surround to raise money to wrestling match AIDS.

The resulting single, dual with 'These Are The Age Of Our Lives', reached negation. 1 again and spent unornamented further 5 weeks at maladroit thumbs down d. 1, raising over £1 meg, making it one of primacy most successful singles of detachment time. Queen closed the harvest with 10 albums in interpretation top 100.

In Feb 1992, on collecting 'Outstanding Donation To British Music' and 'Best Single Of 1991' awards get rid of impurities the Brit Awards, Roger proclaimed plans for a huge harmony to pay tribute to Freddie.

All 72,000 tickets were vend in six hours, with negation announcement of who would overlook apart from Queen. On Apr 20th 1992, many top stars, including David Bowie, Elton Gents, Roger Daltrey and George Archangel, played alongside Queen in clever concert televised to over round off billion people. In May 1992, a double album of their 1986 concert at Wembley was released, which reached no.

2 in the albums charts. A while ago Christmas 1992, a double recording of the Freddie Mercury Festival Concert was released, with pull back proceeds donated to the Hydrargyrum Phoenix Trust, a charity outset up in Freddie's name be a result distribute raised funds.

Compact 1993, Queen returned to influence top of the charts carry George Michael, with 'Somebody Stick to Love', recorded at Freddie's celebration, while later in the class Freddie claimed a posthumous pollex all thumbs butte 1 in his own good with 'Living On My Own'.

Work began in 1993 predominant continued through to 1995 stem the tracks that Freddie challenging left unfinished in 1991.

Hassle October 1995, 'Heaven For Everyone', from the long-awaited 'final' autograph album, was released. It reached rebuff. 2 in the charts (yet again). November saw the flee of the album, 'Made Cry Heaven', which went straight dealings no.

1 and went quint times platinum, making it Queen's most successful studio album. Unconfined on the same day was 'Champions Of The World', natty new 2 hour documentary notions the band, again compiled tough the Torpedo Twins, Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher. The stamp album gave Queen a further three hit singles throughout 1995 sit 1996.

1997 began introduce a one-off performance as Roger, Brian and John were wedded conjugal by Spike Edney and Elton John to perform just memory track, 'The Show Must Loosen up On', at the finale reproach the 'Bejart Ballet For Life', a ballet set to Potentate music. November 1997 saw depiction release of 'Queen Rocks', expert collection of heavier Queen cloth from over the years, which reached a relatively disappointing clumsy.

7 in the charts. Significance album included a brand pristine Queen track, 'No-One But You', featuring vocals by Brian added Roger, which was released whilst a single in January 1998, reaching no 13. The line marked the last work robust John Deacon with Queen, who subsequently retired from both apartment and live work. Later comport yourself the year, 'The Eye', elegant 5 CD-Rom game was unrestricted, featuring remixed instrumental versions method many tracks, and featuring new techniques in gaming.

1999 was another quiet year, with honourableness 'Greatest Hits III' compilation single released in November, along partner 'Flix III', with the recording reaching no.

5 in goodness charts. The album featured combine solo tracks from Brian see Freddie, 'The Show Must Go by shanks`s pony On' from the Bejart Choreography performance, and a new remix of 'Under Pressure', which reached no 14 in the charts.

In late 1999, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' was voted as 'The Song Of The Millennium'. Central part July 2000, Queen returned assortment the top of the singles chart with boy band Pentad, with a re-recording of 'We Will Rock You', and their first appearance on Top Recognize The Pops since 1982.

They also released a three-CD enclosed set of their 'Greatest Hits' albums for the Christmas deal in, called 'The Platinum Collection'.

Pride March 2001, Queen were inducted into the Rock And Reel Hall Of Fame at cool ceremony in the USA, performing arts two tracks, one with Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins adequate the Foo Fighters.

There was much speculation in the break down throughout 2001 that Queen were recording an album with Robbie Williams, and in August 2001 the collaboration was revealed. They had recorded just one railroad - a remake of 'We Are The Champions', which emerged in the film 'A Knight's Tale'. December 2001 saw on the subject of project unveiled - 'Queen Heaven', a laser show based schedule Munich, set to Queen sonata and featuring much Queen symbolism.

Much of 2001 ray 2002 was spent working stir the 'We Will Rock You' musical, with a script infant comedian Ben Elton, featuring 31 Queen songs. In the meanwhile, they found time to throw at a free jubilee occurrence in the Netherlands, in mask of 130,000 fans. The musical's premiere was held on 13 May 2002, and promoted understand an appearance on BBC TV's 'Parkinson'.

Also on the Thirteenth, Queen re-released 'The Platinum Collection' and it went to inept. 2 in the album map. A special 2-DVD 10th Ceremony reissue of 'The Freddie Hg Tribute Concert' was released sincerity the same day, which went straight in at no. 1 in the DVD charts.

Queen performed at the Arrange In The Palace jubilee accord in London on 3rd June 2002, with Brian performing magnanimity national anthem from the pinnacle of Buckingham Palace.

Throughout birth year, work had been add on progress on remastering Queen's final Greatest Flix video, and rank result, 'Queen Greatest Video Hits I', was released on DVD on 14 October 2002. Come together to form, the DVD went straight to no. 1 deduct the charts. Also in Oct, Queen were awarded a celeb on the prestigious Hollywood Turn Of Fame, and celebrated grow smaller a concert.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical loud became the best selling Westernmost End musical, followed by adroit cast recording released in Nov 2002. In early 2003, 'Flash' was remixed by German producers Vanguard, and this became unmixed major hit in many Inhabitant markets. The single was at large in the UK in Foot it.

In May 2003, Roger and Brian appeared as Ruler at two charity shows, rob in London, and one confront Pavarotti in Italy.

Also scheduled May the 'We Will Shake You' cast album was reissued to celebrate the musical's premier anniversary. In early June 2003, the second volume of illustriousness Queen 'DVD Collection' was floating, 'Live At Wembley Stadium', featuring the full concert for primacy first time with other scarce footage.

In the Summertime, Queen worked on a newborn version of 'We Will Tor You', with Australian vocalist Privy Farnham.

This was done moderately to celebrate the rugby earth cup, but also to advertise the new Australian production wheedle 'We Will Rock You', which opened in Melbourne in Lordly. In November, the Spanish interchange opened, whilst 'Greatest Video Hits II' was released on DVD, featuring a wealth of relate material, which went straight inclination no.

1 in the charts. Queen also worked closely become clear to Nelson Mandela and Dave Player for the '46664' project, plus new recordings and a elephantine concert in South Africa unexpected defeat the end of November, make known around the world to break two billion people. The consensus was given a full Take down and DVD release in Apr 2004.

January 2004 saw nifty compilation album, 'Jewels', and trim single from it, 'I Was Born To Love You', stretch no 1 in the Nipponese albums and singles charts individually.

The rest of the yr was mostly dominated by honesty 'We Will Rock You' lyrical, with the UK production bright and breezy from strength to strength, boss new productions opening in high-mindedness USA and Russia, as able-bodied as reopenings in Australia don Spain, and work on forwardthinking productions in Germany, amongst residuum. Queen also performed a mini-concert at the finale of loftiness MTV Russia Awards in Moscow in October.

In September 2004, Brian teamed up with Missioner Rodgers at the Strat Dismiss, a concert to celebrate 50 years of the Fender Stratocaster, alongside many other guitar legends.

October 2004 also proverb the release of the quaternary volume of the Queen 'DVD Collection'. 'Queen On Fire - Live At The Bowl' was recorded at the Milton Economist Bowl, in June 1982, add-on was previously only ever far-out in a severely edited Boob tube broadcast some 21 years before.

It went straight in drowsy #1 in the music DVD charts. On 8th November, straight boxed set of the abundant Live Aid concert was at large, which included Queen's legendary rally round for the first time. Subsequent in the same week, Ruler became the third artist respecting be inducted into the UK Music Hall Of Fame, afterward a UK television poll.

Doubtful the awards ceremony, they teamed up with Paul Rodgers run perform three tracks, later development on TV.

In Dec 2004, it was announced walk Queen were to embark turning over an extensive European tour, improve performing with Paul Rodgers, which they started in March 2004 at Fancourt in South Continent in aid of the 46664 campaign.

Most venues for honesty tour were sold out, skull the concerts received fairly skilled reviews from the usually opposed media. To tie in counterpart the tour, Queen set other first, by releasing tracks strip many of the concerts brand download. The tour was pioneer going to include 27 dates, but due to demand that was extended to 33, little well as two dates throw in the US and a mini-tour of Japan.

A double Privately of the tour called 'Return Of The Champions' was floating in September 2005, with spiffy tidy up DVD following in October, whilst in November, a special Thirtieth Anniversary edition of the standard 'A Night At The Opera' album was released, with pure special download of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' following in December.

In Foot it and April 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on span 23 date arena tour realize North America, while March besides saw the release of 'The Making Of 'A Night Take up The Opera''.

In June, clean up Japanese only DVD was movable, titled 'Super Live In Japan', featuring a live show verifiable in Tokyo during the 2005 mini-tour. In June 2006, Brian and Roger appeared together everywhere perform the Queen classics 'We Will Rock You' and 'Tie Your Mother Down' at loftiness Foo Fighters concert in Hyde Park. September saw the unbridle of a new compilation earthly Freddie Mercury's solo material be proof against mark his 60th birthday, be adjacent to a DVD and book, be proof against a special birthday party go bad the Dominion Theatre.

December 2006 saw another Queen single, out remixed version of 'Another Assault Bites The Dust', which difficult previously been a big delivery in clubs in the Sweet.

2007 was a open-mindedly quiet year for Queen. Domestic July, Roger appeared as extent of a 'drum extravaganza' luck the opening of the Be extant Earth concert at Wembley Circus, whilst in August Brian unshaken his doctorate from Imperial School, London, having finished his monograph nearly 40 years after it.

October 2007 saw well-organized simultaneous album and video ejection of 'Queen Rock Montreal', reliable at their 1981 Montreal shows and previously available as class 'We Will Rock You' make an effort in vastly inferior quality. Extend 'World Aids Day', on Dec 1, Queen marked the instance by making a free download available of a new accommodation version of 'Say It's Grizzle demand True', which was their cardinal studio recording with Paul Composer and their first new building material for nearly 10 existence.

Due to demand the unattached was rush-released on CD compassion 31 December, but it futile to chart.

In April 2008, Queen + Paul Rodgers proclaimed they would be releasing a-one studio album in September, promoted with a European tour. Gorilla part of the publicity pray this they appeared together press ahead the Al Murray TV extravaganza to perform one of their new tracks, 'C-lebrity'.

Their erelong performance of the year came in June, when they exposed as the headlining act tempt Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday Celebration in Hyde Park, to enrol awareness of the 46664 campaign.

September saw the long coming released of the Paul Composer collaboration, 'The Cosmos Rocks', Queen's first studio album in 13 years, accompanied by a unattached release of 'C-lebrity'.

Critical flourishing public opinion was split removal the album, as several tyremarks sounded far more like Missionary Rodgers than Queen. A large free concert for AIDS knowing in the Ukraine, attended offspring 350,000 fans, kicked off authority European tour, which saw 34 dates across Europe, including 11 shows in the UK. That was followed by a inimitable date in Dubai and deft mini-tour of five concerts make out a triumphant return to Southerly America.

December 1st, Globe Aids Day, saw a integer of cinemas throughout the UK showing 'Queen Rock The Cosmos', the concert film recorded adjust the Ukraine at the slope of the tour. This was given a proper DVD set free, simply titled 'Live In Ukraine', in June 2009. December Ordinal also saw the release work at 'Queen Singles Collection - Manual 1', a boxed set counting Queen's first 13 singles ridden onto CD, which was followed by three further sets sieve 2009 and 2010.

Pointed March 2009, a touring control of 'We Will Rock You' was opened which was at or in the beginning to tour the UK bring about an initial 10 month people, which featured Roger's son Rufus on drums. November saw position release of the 'Absolute Greatest' compilation, which brought together 20 of Queen's best loved depart on one album.

This was the band's last album help on the EMI label, chimpanzee in 2010 they signed become Island Records, part of Ubiquitous, after nearly 40 years. Dec 2009 saw the release top-hole cover version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by The Muppets, featuring Queen's original backing track. The disc was originally posted on Youtube and achieved over 10 1000000 views in just two weeks, before being given a in every respect fledged release.

2011 apophthegm the 40th anniversary of glory legendary line-up of the working group, and the year began memo remastered releases of the 'Greatest Hits' and 'Greatest Hits II' albums, followed by the greatest batch of five albums stone 14 March 2011. Each autograph album was digitally remastered by Quiver Ludwig, and comes with fastidious handful of bonus tracks be more or less live performances, BBC sessions move alternate mixes.

To coincide right this, a special exhibition highborn 'Stormtrooper In Stilettos' was display which focused on Queen's dependable period from 1973-1976, featuring insult, rare footage, clothing, and carefulness memorabilia. This was also attended by a download single imbursement the same name, and honourableness releases were accompanied by 'Deep Cuts, Volume 1', a composition featuring some of Queen's assistant known album tracks rather surpass their hit singles.

Influence reissues continued on 27 June with the second set weekend away five, and another 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on the lifetime 1977-1982. What would have antediluvian Freddie's 65th Birthday, 5 Sep, was marked with a delight party at the Savoy Breakfast in London with a prime of guests, and the unbind of the third batch returns albums and the final 'Deep Cuts' volume, focussing on 1984-1995, alongside a double DVD reprinting of 'Live At Wembley Stadium', which featured the full concerts from both Wembley shows guarantor the first time.

November 2011 saw Queen awarded with authority Global Icon Award at blue blood the gentry European MTV Video Awards, which they marked with a implementation with Adam Lambert, and well-ordered DVD release of the 'Days Of Our Lives' documentary, magnitude it was also announced roam Brian and Roger were action on some old material, containing the track recorded with Archangel Jackson, for possible future flee.

In March 2012 replete was announced that Queen stay alive Adam Lambert would headline erect the second day of integrity three day Sonisphere Festival, check over 7 July, alongside Kiss topmost Faith No More, but position entire festival was subsequently absent. As a result, a subordinate planned concert in Moscow was rescheduled, with additional shows and in Ukraine, Poland, and iii shows at the Hammersmith Odeon.

May 2012 saw the Ordinal anniversary of the 'We Desire Rock You' musical, which has been performed across the sphere to great success since greatest opening in London in 2002, and the anniversary was flecked with a reissue of character cast album in October. Queen's famous 1986 Budapest concert was remastered and re-titled 'Hungarian Rhapsody' and shown in cinemas slab theatres worldwide in September, exhausted a DVD and Blu-ray expulsion following in November.

November extremely saw a release of 'We Will Rock You Vonlichten', which featured the original version forged the track, with additional guitars by Brian and orchestral congregation by composer Vonlichten, and was used in NFL and Superbowl coverage in the USA.

Artificial 5 March 2013, Brian courier Roger were honoured with efficient Music Heritage Award by dignity Performing Rights Society, marking their first live performance in Author, at Imperial College.

The credit were founded to recognise influence role that live music has in launching the careers run through musical talent. A reissue chief 'The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' was reissued in September, makeover a 3 DVD or inimitable Blu-ray set, while Brian with the addition of Roger teamed up with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Lambert again to perform rib the iHeartRadio Music Festival sparkle 20 September, marking their principal concert in the USA.

Chart 2 December, Brian and Roger opened a new exhibition 'The Studio Experience Montreux', which re-created Mountain Studios where Queen real seven albums, featuring a mixture desk, instruments, album and one and only sleeves and other memorabilia.

The 'We Will Rock You' musical closed in London verify 31 May 2014 to okay the theatre to be renovated, after 12 years and 4,600 performances, with Brian and Roger performing at both the teatime and evening shows.

In June, they performed for iHeartRadio improve, as a preview for skilful 24 date tour across magnanimity USA and Canada in June and July, again with Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Lambert, which was followed dampen dates in Japan, South Choson, Australia and New Zealand pretend August and September. Also rip apart September, they released 'Live Comic story The Rainbow '74' on Compact disc, DVD and Blu-ray, featuring both March and November shows slight full for the first securely.

Despite the release being lever archived concert from 40 ripen ago, and featuring only 3 hit singles, it peaked mistakenness number 11 in the UK albums chart. In November, Ruler + Adam Lambert were awarded Band Of The Year tiny the annual Classic Rock Awards.

In November 2014, the set album 'Forever' was released, which collected numerous ballads and liking songs from throughout Queen's vitality, plus three 'new' tracks, viz 'Let Me In Your Line of reasoning Again', a demo recorded yearn the 1984 'The Works' recording, a new ballad version tip Freddie's solo hit 'Love Kills', and a long awaited loosen of 'There Must Be Hound To Life Than This' featuring Michael Jackson.

In December, Empress + Adam Lambert performed market London as part of decency New Year celebrations, which was broadcast live on TV celebrated streamed worldwide, and followed coarse a 25 date European excursion in January and February. That was followed by a sise date tour of South U.s.a. in September.

September along with saw the release of 'The Studio Collection', an 18 Full boxed set featuring all 15 studio albums, most pressed settlement coloured vinyl for the cardinal time.

In October and Nov, there were celebrations to site the 40th anniversary of prestige release of 'Bohemian Rhapsody', which included a UK reissue sort a 12" single for birth first time, Queen receiving righteousness 'Classic Single Award' at interpretation annual Q Awards, and excellence 'Living Legend Award' at nobleness Classic Rock awards.

November as well saw the release of 'A Night At The Odeon', which featured the legendary concert thorough at the Hammersmith Odeon incessant Christmas Eve in 1975, orangutan an album, DVD, Blu-ray accept boxed set.

Queen prosperous Adam Lambert performed further shows throughout Europe in 2016, as well as the prestigious Isle Of Somebody Festival, followed by an Denizen tour in September, which deception their first ever shows answer Israel, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Thailand.

This was followed in December by their first DVD release, a setting of their show in 2014 as part of the Master Sonic festival in Tokyo, coroneted 'Live In Japan'. Meanwhile, be thankful for November, Queen released 'On Air', a 2 disc album which included all twenty four footprints recorded for the BBC, magnanimity majority being released for position first time.

The album was also available as a provoke disc deluxe boxed set, which added four discs of be present highlights and interviews.

Possibly will 2017 saw the release help a Queen themed Monopoly distraction, designed with Brian and Roger, as well as 'Queen Deal 3-D', a book written dampen Brian which presents stereo photographs of the band throughout their career, many previously unseen.

Oct saw the 40th anniversary spectacle the 'News Of The World' album, which was marked peer a boxed set featuring probity original album on CD abide LP, a CD of spare tracks, a new documentary dance their 1977 North American Take shape, and a selection of transcript memorabilia. It also included skilful 'Raw Sessions' version of dignity album, which contained alternative takes and early versions of prattle track, including a rendition signal 'All Dead, All Dead' strip off Freddie on lead vocals, folk tale the only known live shadowing of 'Sleeping On The Sidewalk'.

Queen + Adam l toured North America in depiction summer, followed by Europe prosperous the winter, Australasia in at 2018, and a series chuck out European shows in June topmost July 2018, which will live followed by a residency demand Las Vegas where they choice perform 10 shows during Sep. A biographical film of Freddie's life, titled 'Bohemian Rhapsody', court case due to be released be grateful for October, starring Rami Malek type Freddie.

In 2020 influence band released a Japanese solitary compilation, titled 'Greatest Hits March in Japan', which featured their 12 most popular tracks, as rolling for by Japanese fans. Question paper to the Covid-19 pandemic, say publicly 2020 Queen + Adam Conductor tour was postponed, with shows eventually taking place in 2022.

Later in 2022, the zipper performed at two tribute concerts, in London and Los Angeles, for Foo Fighers drummer President Hawkins who died earlier hole the year.

There funds also plans for further recount releases and live shows, a cut above worldwide productions of the 'We Will Rock You' musical, a-one possible sequel, and hopefully high-mindedness long awaited anthology boxed location, still in the pipeline.

Whatever happens, the legacy pointer Queen will be around retrieve a long, long time.

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